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View all search resultsThe strongest storm on record to reach Nicaragua, Iota struck the coast late on Monday, bringing winds of nearly 155 miles per hour (249 kph) and flooding villages still reeling from the impact of Hurricane Eta two weeks ago.
Iota was due to crash through northeastern Nicaragua's Miskito region overnight, packing maximum sustained winds of 160 miles (260 km) per hour, having reached Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, the US National Hurricane Center said.
As of 0300 GMT Sunday, Iota - the latest in an unusually busy storm season - was about 440 miles (705 kilometers) east-southeast of the Cabo Gracias a Dios on the Nicaragua-Honduras border, moving slowly westwards with maximum sustained winds of 75 miles per hour (120 kph).
Morales arrived in Chimore, in the heart of Bolivia's coca-growing region, at the head of a cavalcade of vehicles, including some that accompanied him on a 600-mile (1,000-kilometer) homecoming tour since crossing the border from Argentina on Monday.
Brazil's right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro had boasted he would be the first leader in the world to congratulate Trump, for whom he has often expressed admiration, on his re-election. But he has been silent on the matter in recent days.
The shift to non-traditional partners follows President Jokowi Widodo’s strategy of spurring trade through diversification as Indonesia’s traditional trading partners face a pandemic-induced economic downturn.
Storm Eta's torrential downpours toppled trees, engorged swift-moving rivers, and ripped down parts of a mountainside above the village of Queja in the central Guatemalan region of Alta Verapaz, burying dozens of people in their homes.
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